Bio

Aaron Atkinson practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities, and corporate governance. Canadian and international businesses, boards and investors spanning a wide range of industry sectors – including mining, technology, life sciences and financial services – count on Aaron for his business-minded and results-oriented approach to their complex legal issues. A seasoned and strategic practitioner, Aaron has advised on some of the country’s most high-profile domestic and cross-border transactions, including contested matters such as unsolicited takeover bids and proxy contests with wide-ranging experience advising bidders/activists as well as targets and target boards. Well versed in corporate governance, Aaron is also regularly called upon to advise boards and board special committees on transactional matters as well as internal investigations and complex governance issues.